Literary Elements
The attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature.
What is tone?
A problem between characters.
What is man vs. man?
A literary device to indicate the angle or perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
The process of creating a character's personality or image.
What is characterization?
A kind of literature that is usually written in a form called verse. May also rhyme and follow other special rules.
What is poetry?
A series of events that make up "what happens" in a story.
What is the Plot?
A problem within a character's own mind..
What is a man vs. Self?
Conversation between two or more characters in a literary text.
What is dialogue?
Writing that presents stories and characters that are a product of the author's imagination.
What is fiction?
A struggle or problem.
What is conflict?
A problem between a character and society, school, the Law, or some tradition.
What is a Man vs. Society?
The author's direct description of a character.
What is direct characterization?
Fiction that is meant to be performed.
What is a drama?
A problem between a character and some element of nature - a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Man vs. Nature?
A character who highlights, by contrast, the qualities of another character.
What is a foil?
Writing that uses narrative techniques to convey factual information.
What is literary nonfiction?
An underlying central idea or message that runs through a work of literature.
What is theme?
A problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control.
What is a Man Vs Fate (God)?
Clues the author provides about a character so that the reader must infer information about a character.
What is indirect characterization?
Writing that presents facts and explanations of concepts.
What is nonfiction / informational text?